Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sanguessuga today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Sanguessuga at 7PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sanguessuga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
224 | 219 | 169 | 145 | 120 | 114 | 91 | 91 | 99 | 129 | 112 | 95 | 78 | 78 | 67 | 67 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 72 | 70 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:55PM3.38m | 6:17AM3.10m | 6:34PM3.16m | 6:57AM2.94m | 7:15PM2.91m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:34AM0.72m | 00:03AM0.76m | 12:13PM0.89m | 00:40AM0.96m | 12:54PM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||
6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 26 | 29 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
224 | 219 | 169 | 145 | 120 | 114 | 91 | 91 | 99 | 129 | 112 | 95 | 78 | 78 | 67 | 67 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 72 | 70 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 73 | 73 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 62 | 101 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 524 | 12 | 12 |
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